PENHALIGON'S
STORY SO FAR
Founded in the late 1860s by William Henry Penhaligon, a Cornish barber from Penzance who moved to London and set up as Court Barber and Perfumer, first at a Turkish bath on Jermyn Street in 1870, where he created the brand’s signature Hammam Bouquet in 1872. The company later expanded to St James’s Street and was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Alexandra; it has since held four Royal Warrants across its history, and currently supplies King Charles III. Its original premises were destroyed in the Blitz, and the brand fell into obscurity before being revived and reopened in Covent Garden in 1977. Owned by Geo. F. Trumper from the mid-1950s, Penhaligon’s was bought outright by Spanish fashion and fragrance group Puig in January 2015, alongside L’Artisan Parfumeur.
DESIGNED BY
The Penhaligon’s brand and its British heritage identity are directed from London, though since the 2015 Puig acquisition perfumery and formulation decisions sit within a much larger, Spain-headquartered group. UK-based: Yes, for the brand’s historic identity and London retail presence.
MADE BY
Per Wikipedia and Puig’s own disclosed manufacturing footprint: production of Penhaligon’s fragrances has moved from the UK to Spain and other countries since the 2015 acquisition — Puig manufactures the large majority of its products (over 67%) at its own Spanish factories, with most of the remainder made at its Chartres, France site. Penhaligon’s own ‘Our Story’ page notably makes no ‘Made in England’ claim. Designed in Britain, NOT built in Britain today — flag for directory framing; some independent fan sites still describe scents as ‘made and bottled in England’, but this appears to reflect the brand’s pre-2015 history rather than current production.
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Further information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhaligon%27s
Further research reading
https://www.puig.com/en/newsroom/celebrating-years-of-penhaligons-perfumery/
Region Made
London (brand/retail); manufactured in Spain and France under owner Puig
